#closeencounter

[noaasanctuaries]

*Cue the Jaws music*

This Laysan albatross, or mōlī, in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is in for a surprise. Tiger sharks like this one are voracious predators, much like their terrestrial namesake, and are known to take a bite out of just about anything that catches their attention.

Though they can be frightening, sharks like the tiger shark are incredibly important animals in ocean environments. Sharks help remove dead or decaying debris from the ocean and thereby help keep our ocean clean, while also helping to keep ecosystems in balance. (Photo: Ilana Nimz/NOAA. Image description: A tiger shark at the surface about to bite on an unsuspecting Laysan albatross.)

[pudding-joe]

Got to hang out with some meerkats the other day. Not a bad way to start the new year. #meerkats #billabongzoo #closeencounter (at Billabong Zoo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYTJYCDpcej/?utm_medium=tumblr

[funnywildlife]

A couple Wapiti Wolf Pack pups captured up close while they discuss lunch plans in @yellowstonenps by conservation #wildographer, photographic guide & speaker @theelementofnature https://theelementsofnature.net/ ・・・ #Wildography #wildlifephotography #scottjoshuadere #wapitiwolves #wildwolf #yellowstonewinter #yellowstonewolf #yellowstonenationalpark #winterwolf #carcass #wolfkill #wildandfree #preserveandprotect #exploretocreate #naturesfinestmoments #wintersurvival #thehunt #whitewolf #closeencounter #facetoface #eyetoeye #adventuretravel #naturesbest #wildernessculture #yellowstonewilderness #wolflife #wildwinter #wolfconversation https://www.instagram.com/p/CE4b-OcA7Ed/?igshid=fvuwnb0bdo1q

[michaelgarfield]

#NEWPAINTING: "Man Meets Mantis" 👽 dedicated to @twistedmystic, my high school friends @misterbs & Matt Griggs, @desertmoonmedicine, and the thousands of other people who have had a #closeencounter of the #mantid kind...myself included. 👽 I tell my #mantis #alien stories on an upcoming episode of Stuart Davis' #AliensAndArtists #podcast; he tells his in the first episode and his is a real doozy. Go give it a listen and then tune in for his follow-up appearance on my show, @futurefossilspodcast, due out this week! 👽 This #painting was the first to feature contributions from my 18-month-old daughter Ada, making it our first daddy-daughter #collaboration...another of many reasons why this one's so significant. That said, it IS for sale, so DM with offers if you're interested in an ever-presenr reminder that the world is (in the words of #JBSHaldane) far stranger than we can imagine! 👽 18"x24" acrylic and oil #paints on ⅛” premium artist's panel 👽 #availablepainting #availableart #xeno #mantisalien #glyphs #asemy #glossolalia #newart #translucent #iwanttobelieve #alienencounter #dmt #ayahuasca (at Downtown Santa Fe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGLunJCAe2k/?igshid=kwz3pdpuoqba

[psychedelic-sagittarius]

UFO sighting

Sooo... I had a very weird encounter with what I believe to be a UFO last night, out on a back road in the Front Range Mtns of CO. Saw 3 lights straight across that would shift and change into different types of triangles of different sizes, and different lights would randomly flicker on and off and dim. Hovering very low, not very high above the tree-line. And my phone kept freezing the closer I got to whatever it was before I turned around. My phone showed 3 bars of service that quickly disappeared when I tried calling the police & a notification appeared saying “no cellular service available “, that I have never seen before...

This is the only photo I was able to get. I believe the brighter light is either an orb or possibly headlights. The other 2 lights helped make the triangle.

So if you have any similar experiences, share them with me! 👽🌌🚀💥

[timbavatiwildlifepark]

The anoa is a mini water buffalo. Their bodies look like they're all muscles. It’s a compact animal with a notorious set of horns. The anoa are new at Timbavati Wildlife Park this year. Stop in today and check ‘em out!

[weaselsoneasels]

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This is important..it means something. #furry #fursuit #fursuitmaker #arctonyx #closeencounter #closeencounters #closeencountersofthethirdkind https://www.instagram.com/p/B3DTkC3Hlas/?igshid=bxohn50hzjzg

[neaq]

About as close as you're going to get without getting wet. . #VisitorPicture by 📷: @carlacosenzi #regram #seaturtle #closeencounter #newenglandaquarium (at New England Aquarium)